City of Columbus - File #: 1032-2006

• File #: 1032-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/26/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 6/26/2006
• Final action: 6/28/2006
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract for trade of pistols with Smith & Wesson, Inc. to waive the provisions of competitive bidding; and to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 from the General Fund for the Division of Police; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/28/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/27/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/26/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/26/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/9/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/9/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/8/2006	1	Finance - Purchasing Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/8/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/8/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/7/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/2/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/30/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/26/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/26/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Need: The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to replace the current service pistol in use as the manufacturer, Smith & Wesson no longer makes this pistol. Due to safety, security, training and uniform parts it is imperative that a service pistol is standardized for the Division of Police. It is crucial that we purchase/trade a new service pistol since our current model is discontinued and repair parts are not available any longer and new recruits would have to be issued a different type of pistol.

Bid Information: The Division of Police began an evaluation for a new service pistol. Search criteria used to evaluate pistols was based on reliability, ergonomics - ambidextrous, mechanics, controllability and sights. The following pistols were considered in .40 caliber S&W and .45 caliber ACP; Beretta, Glock, Heckler & Koch, Kimber, SigArms, Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Springfield Arms and FN Herstal. Springfield Arms, FN Herstal, Beretta, Heckler & Koch and Ruger were eliminated due to not meeting ergonomics - ability to accommodate a variety of hand sizes. Glock was eliminated due to need to pull trigger to disassemble weapon (resulting in high incident of accidental discharge). SigArms double action/single action pistol was eliminated since the magazine release lever was usually activated unintentionally when the operator activated the slide release lever. Kimber, a single action pistol was eliminated due to the high level of training that is required to safely operate a single action semi-automatic in a police environment. Smith & Wesson 4566 TSW in .45 ACP was eliminated due to excessive recoil and SigArms P226 double action only was suspended from consideration due to reliability issues.

During the search Smith & Wesson introduced a new pistol and made modifications to the pistol based upon feedback from the Division of Police. This new pistol Smith & Wesson M&P .40 caliber was fired over 50,000 rounds in six pistols and the fi...